Surrounding — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle

envelop completely

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sɚɹˈaʊndɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/səɹˈaʊndɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/səɹˈaʊndɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /sɚɹˈaʊndɪŋ/.

Examples

The forest surrounds my property
smother the meat in gravy
The Turks besieged Vienna

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

surround ring beleaguer smother circumvent fence wall environ besiege fence in encompassing circumferent hem in palisade skirt border

Parts of Speech

verb	extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle “The forest surrounds my property”
verb	envelop completely “smother the meat in gravy”
verb	surround so as to force to give up “The Turks besieged Vienna”
verb	surround with a wall in order to fortify
adjective	closely encircling “encompassing mountain ranges”

Word Forms

surround	noun	the area in which something exists or lives
surroundings	noun	the area in which something exists or lives
border	noun	the boundary of a surface
besieger	noun	an enemy who lays siege to your position
wall	noun	a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden)
palisade	noun	fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground
fence	noun	a barrier that serves to enclose an area
circumference	noun	the boundary line encompassing an area or object

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Umgebung

sich gleichzeitig nach allen Seiten erstrecken; umgeben

🇫🇷French

environnant

s'étendre de tous les côtés simultanément ; encercler

🇪🇸Spanish

circundante

extenderse por todos lados simultáneamente; rodear

🇮🇹Italian

circostante

estendersi su tutti i lati contemporaneamente; circondare

🇳🇱Dutch

omgeving

strek je aan alle kanten tegelijkertijd uit; omcirkelen

🇵🇹Portuguese

circundante

estender-se por todos os lados simultaneamente; cercar

🇷🇺Russian

окружающий

простираться во все стороны одновременно; окружать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आस-पास का

एक साथ सभी तरफ विस्तार करें; घेरना

🇧🇩Bengali

পার্শ্ববর্তী

একযোগে সব দিকে প্রসারিত; ঘেরা

🇮🇳Tamil

சுற்றியுள்ள

ஒரே நேரத்தில் அனைத்து பக்கங்களிலும் நீட்டவும்; சுற்றி வளைக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

పరిసర

ఏకకాలంలో అన్ని వైపులా విస్తరించండి; చుట్టుముట్టండి

🇮🇳Marathi

आसपास

एकाच वेळी सर्व बाजूंनी वाढवा; घेरणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

આસપાસના

વારાફરતી તમામ બાજુઓ પર વિસ્તારો; ઘેરાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸುತ್ತಮುತ್ತಲಿನ

ಏಕಕಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಕಡೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ವಿಸ್ತರಿಸಿ; ಸುತ್ತುವರಿಸು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചുറ്റുമുള്ള

ഒരേസമയം എല്ലാ വശങ്ങളിലും നീട്ടുക; വലയം ചെയ്യുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਲੇ ਦੁਆਲੇ

ਇੱਕੋ ਸਮੇਂ ਦੇ ਸਾਰੇ ਪਾਸੇ ਫੈਲਾਓ; ਘੇਰਾ ਪਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

ارد گرد

بیک وقت کے تمام اطراف پر توسیع؛ گھیراؤ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

周围

同时向各边延伸；包围

🇯🇵Japanese

周囲の

同時にすべての側面に拡張します。囲む

🇰🇷Korean

주변

동시에 모든 측면에서 확장하십시오. 에워 싸다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xung quanh

đồng thời mở rộng về mọi phía; bao vây

🇹🇭Thai

รอบๆ

ขยายออกไปทุกด้านพร้อมกัน ล้อมรอบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

sekitarnya

meluas ke semua sisi secara bersamaan; mengelilingi

🇵🇭Filipino

nakapalibot

pahabain sa lahat ng panig ng sabay-sabay; palibutan

🇲🇾Malay

sekeliling

memanjangkan pada semua sisi secara serentak; mengelilingi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المحيطة

تمتد على جميع الجوانب في وقت واحد؛ تطويق

🇮🇷Persian

اطراف

گسترش همزمان در همه طرف محاصره کردن

🇹🇷Turkish

çevreleyen

aynı anda her tarafa uzanmak; çevrelemek

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַקִיף

להאריך מכל הצדדים של בו זמנית; לְכַתֵר

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The primary meaning of 'surrounding' is 'extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle'.

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Using 'surrounding' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'surrounding' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'surrounding' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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